From the Chaplains

Welcome back to Term 3!  We hope you had a restful break with the family whether it was at home or travelling within Australia or overseas. It is always wonderful to have time to stop and even though many of you would have continued with work or other commitments, it would have been great to have the children at home.  

For the Year 12s this marks their last term of school, and with it many challenges and even some sadness. Today in Chapel I spoke to Senior School about Jesus’ parable of the mustard seed, on how small it is, and yet when it does become a tree even though not a big one, it offers shelter to the birds for rest. I shared with them the impact of small choices and how they can still have big consequences.  

I also sat in a Year 8 RE class where the students presented their social justice tasks and spoke about the topics of poverty and refugees. I was so impressed by their deep thinking and reflection on what we can as a society do to ease the stresses of poverty in the lives of fellow Australians and of course the world.  

Everything in life calls us to take small, intentional steps and move forward towards a goal. In Christianity as in many faiths, we are called to look within ourselves and share with those lesser fortunate therefore tapping into a generosity of spirit that ends up refilling our cups with plenty. A cup filled with plenty of love, joy, freedom and peace. 

I hope this term is a blessed one for all of you. We wish our Muslim families a happy New Year and hope your celebration is graced with much joy and sharing.  

I am looking forward to the term with Mrs Antill-Cassie as our new Assistant Chaplain as she joins our existing Chaplaincy team of Mrs O’Brien and myself. Please keep us in your prayers. Have a lovely term and may the good Lord continue to bless you in your journey here at Pymble. 

Blessings and peace. 

Reverend Punam Bent

College Chaplain